THE HEADLINES:-
- Home Minister Amit Shah reiterates government’s commitment to identify and deport illegal immigrants from the country.
- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah resigns; Says, will continue in active politics in the state.
- Centre releases over 10,000 crore rupees to 12 states under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin.
- Renowned Urdu poet Bashir Badr passes away at 91 in Bhopal.
- IMD forecasts heatwave conditions to abate over many parts of Northwest India from today; National Capital Region experience rain and thunderstorm this evening.
- Two Indian wrestlers advance to semifinals of Asian Under-17 Wrestling Championships in Vietnam.
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Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has reiterated the government’s firm commitment to identify and deport every illegal immigrant from the country. He was addressing a public rally after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for various developmental projects worth 340 Crore rupees in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency today. Mr. Shah emphasized that the government is committed to securing the borders and eradicating illegal immigration in the country. During his address, the Home Minister also congratulated the West Bengal government for swiftly providing 600 hectares of land to the Border Security Force within a week.
Mr. Shah recalled the contributions of Veer Savarkar on the occasion of his birth anniversary. He highlighted his supreme sacrifice and lifelong dedication to the motherland.
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The longest serving Chief Minister in Karnataka Siddaramaiah submitted his resignation in the Governor’s office in Bengaluru today after a breakfast meeting with his Cabinet colleagues. Addressing the media persons later, without naming D K Shivakumar, he asked the Governor to invite the CM designate for taking up the mantle of Chief Ministership in the state. The Governor who is on tour has to return to decide on the resignation submitted by Siddaramaiah. We have more from our Correspondent:
“Two time Chief Minister and two time Opposition leader Siddaramaiah with a history of presenting 17 state budgets has resigned today. A proponent of AHINDA movement in the state, that represented the backward classes and minorities, Siddaramaiah quit as per the wishes of the party high command. Protests broke down in several parts of the state today against the resignation by the AHINDA groups. On the other side the supporters of D K Shivakumar rejoiced. Both Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar have left for Delhi to discuss further steps of electing a new legislative party leader and likely cabinet reshuffle. Sudhindra, Akashvani news, Bengaluru.”
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Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today released over ten thousand crore rupees to twelve states under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) through video conferencing. These States include Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Chouhan said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to ensuring that no poor person in the country lives in a kutcha house. He stated that three crore 91 lakh houses have already been accorded approval under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), against the target of 4.95 crore houses.
Highlighting women’s empowerment, the Union Minister stated that nearly 75 per cent of the houses sanctioned under PMAY-G are either in the name of women or under joint ownership.
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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that Kazipet Rail Manufacturing Unit in Telangana will manufacture 200 intercity trains in the next five years. These trains will be deployed throughout the country for short distance travel. Mr Vaishnaw, along with Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu and senior officials today reviewed the plans to operationalise the Kazipet Rail Manufacturing Unit. These trains will typically run for about 300 kilometres and each trip will have many stops so that the citizens can commute between towns and cities. These trains will give the people a new affordable option for intercity travel.
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External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar today attended the working session of the informal meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Gymnich) in Cyprus. External Affairs Ministry said, the discussions focused on relevant policy issues of shared interest, in particular the geopolitical impact of developments in the West Asia and the wider region.
Dr Jaishankar also called on President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides, in Nicosia. The discussions reviewed the strong momentum in India-Cyprus relations following the landmark State Visit of President Christodoulides to India last week. They also discussed further strengthening cooperation in areas including trade and investment, connectivity, defence and security, technology, innovation and people-to-people ties.
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India and Singapore today explored new avenues to strengthen strategic ties during 16ᵗʰ India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue in Singapore. During the dialogue, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Defence Secretary of Singapore, Joseph Leong reviewed the progress of ongoing defence engagements. They held wide-ranging discussions on key areas of defence cooperation, military engagements, defence industry collaboration, capacity building and regional security issues.
The Ministry of Defence said that the two countries also discussed enhancing cooperation in niche and emerging domains such as cyber security, artificial intelligence, maritime security, unmanned systems, and advanced defence technologies.
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Renowned Urdu poet and literary figure Bashir Badr passed away at the age of 91 in Bhopal today. According to his family, he breathed his last at around noon. Bashir Badr had been suffering from dementia for a long time. He was laid to rest at a cemetery near Bhopal Talkies this evening. Here is a tribute:
“Ujaale apni yaadon ke hamaare saath rehne do, Na jaane kis gali mein zindagi ki shaam ho jaaye; Mohabbaton mein dikhaave ki dosti na mila, Agar gale nahin milta to haath bhi na mila.
These timeless lines capture the soul of Bashir Badr’s poetry — simple yet deeply moving, intimate yet universal. His ghazals spoke of love, loneliness, relationships, separation, and the quiet emotions hidden within everyday life. Bashir Badr gave Urdu poetry a fresh identity by writing in a language that felt close to ordinary people. His couplets continue to echo in mushairas and conversations. In 1999, Bashir Badr received the Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetry collection “Aas”.“
Bashir Badr was born on 15 February 1935 in Ayodhya. He completed his post-graduation from Aligarh Muslim University. He joined Meerut College as a lecturer in the Urdu department and taught there until 1990.
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The CBI has arrested Giribala Singh in the Twisha Sharma death case. Giribala is Twisha’s mother-in-law and a retired district and sessions judge. The arrest was made today Madhya Pradesh’s capital Bhopal. A CBI team reached Giribala’s home at around 10:30 this morning. They questioned and searched the premises for nearly seven hours. She was finally arrested at 5:10 in the evening. She has been taken to a hospital for a medical check-up. After that, she will be produced before a CBI court.
A day earlier, the Madhya Pradesh High Court had cancelled the anticipatory bail of Giribala saying that given the seriousness of the case, the evidence and the stage of investigation, granting her relief was not appropriate.
Twisha Sharma died under suspicious circumstances on the night of May 12 in the Katara Hills area of Bhopal. Her in-laws claim it was suicide. But her family has accused her husband and in-laws of murder.
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released revised examination dates and admit cards for the Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET UG) 2026 examinations for admission to programs across central and participating universities. The examinations will now be conducted on the 31st of this month and 6th and 7th of next month. The examination which was scheduled for today was rescheduled due to Eid-ul-Azha. NTA said that admit cards for candidates appearing for the test on Sunday can be downloaded from the official website of NTA – cuet.nta.nic.in.
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Eid-ul-Azha,the festival of sacrifice was celebrated with religious fervour and due reverence across the country today. The devotees offered Eid prayers in Eidgahs and mosques this morning. Later they exchanged Eid greetings. In Delhi, main Eid prayer congregations were held at Jama Masjid, Fatehpuri mosque and Shahi Eidgah.
Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Hazrat Ibrahim to sacrifice his only son in obedience of God’s command. Reports of Eid prayers congregations have also come in from other parts of the country. Elaborate security arrangements had been made on the occasion.
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India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that heatwave conditions are expected to abate over many parts of Northwest India beginning today. Talking to Akashvani News, IMD scientist Dr Akhil Srivastava said that people will experience significant relief from prevailing heat wave conditions across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh during the next three days.
The National Capital Region experienced rain and thunderstorm this evening.
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Rajasthan is likely to witness severe heatwave conditions over the next two days. The Meteorological Department said, severe heatwave and warm night conditions are likely to continue for another one to two days. Maximum temperatures in most parts of the state are expected to remain between 44 and 46 degrees Celsius.
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Two Indian wrestlers advanced to the Semifinals of the Asian Under-17 Wrestling Championships in Da Nang, Vietnam today. In the Men’s 45 kg Greco-Roman category, Sachin Kallappa Shirole defeated Sameeh Ahmed Al-Obaid of Jordan 11-4 while in the 110 kg category, Rudra Kiran Nimhan beat Korea’s Seok Moo Sim 8-nil in quarterfinal matches.
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In Badminton, top Indian shuttlers reserve quarter final berth in their respective categories in Singapore Open today. PV Sindhu in Women’s Singles, Lakshya Sen in Men’s Singles, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in Men’s doubles and Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto in mixed doubles advanced to the quarterfinals.
Sindhu defeated Japan’s Riko Gunji in round of 16. She will take on South Korea’s An Se Young in quarter final tomorrow. Lakshya Sen entered the last eight after Thailand’s world No. 2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn retired hurt just moments into their Round of 16 clash. He will now take on Japan’s Koki Watanabe next.
The Asian Games champions Satwik and Chirag defeated Chinese Taipei duo of Jhe-Huei Lee and Po-Hsuan Yang. They will next face Malaysia’s Khai Xing Kang and Aaron Tai. The Indian mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto too progressed to the quarterfinals.
However, HS Prannoy went down to home favourite Loh Kean Yew in three games.
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In Women’s T20 Cricket, the Indian team will face England in the opening game of three-match series in Chelmsford tonight. The match is scheduled to start at 11 pm IST.
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INS Sudarshini arrived at Antigua yesterday after successfully completing a historic trans-Atlantic passage as part of the ongoing Lokayan 26 expedition. The ship was warmly received by the Consul General of India to Antigua and Barbuda, Vijay Tewani and Chief of Defence Staff of Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force.
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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN:-
- Home Minister Amit Shah reiterates government’s commitment to identify and deport illegal immigrants from the country.
- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah resigns; Says, will continue in active politics in the state.
- Centre releases over 10,000 crore rupees to 12 states under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin.
- Renowned Urdu poet Bashir Badr passes away at 91 in Bhopal.
- IMD forecasts heatwave conditions to abate over many parts of Northwest India from today; National Capital Region experience rain and thunderstorm this evening.
- Two Indian wrestlers advance to semifinals of Asian Under-17 Wrestling Championships in Vietnam.
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